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Bureau #: AJ247 Construction #: 4385 Civil Registration: NL5770N N5770N N18M N92U N200JW N208JW N570FT |
Model(s): Ventura Mk. II Super Ventura Howard 350 Name: None Status: Destroyed Last info: 1977 |
Delivered to Royal Canadian AF as AJ247.
- BOC: Jan. 18, 1943.
- SOC: Mar. 20, 1947.
- To Ottawa, Ontario, Canada for special duty and test RAF/RCAF July 1943 till October 1944
- Used by #34 OTU (RAF)
- Sold for $100 by War Assets Corporation, October 1947.
W. E. Colpitts, Moncton, NB, October 20, 1947.
Hunter C. Moody/Decatur Aviation Co, Decatur, IL, December 1948-1951.
- Registered as NL5770N.
Frederick B. Ayer/Trade-Ayer Co, Linden, NJ, April 21, 1951.
- Registered as N5770N.
Arthur O. Meurer Company Inc, New York, NY, June 11, 1951.
Fairbanks Morse & Co, Chicago, IL, June 13, 1951-1959.
- Registered as N18M.
- Converted to executive configuration by AiResearch Aviation, Los Angeles, CA.
-- Completed June 1952.
- Flew as The Colonel.
W. B. Willis, San Antonio, TX, February 9, 1959.
- Registered as N92U.
Howard Aero Inc, San Antonio, TX, October 1959-1960.
- Converted to Super Ventura completed, April 15, 1960.
- Later modified to Howard 350 configuration.
Jim Walter Corp, Tampa, FL, April 14, 1960-1968.
- Registered as N200JW.
- Registered as N208JW, September 7, 1967.
Florida Tile Industries Inc, Lakeland, FL, April 15, 1968-1969.
- Registered as N570FT.
Hydros Inc, St Petersburg, FL, November 8, 1969-1970.
Friedkin Enterprises Inc, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, October 5, 1970-1971.
Combs Aircraft Inc, Denver, CO, February 11, 1971.
Marine Investment Inc, Mobile, AL, June 16, 1971-1975.
Rotor-Aire Inc/Helicopter Enterprises Inc, West Memphis, TN, July 21, 1975.
Sea-Air Corp, Powder Springs, GA, October 1975-1977.
Equipment Specialists Inc, Jacksonville, FL, February 9, 1977.
- Crashed and destroyed, Tenerife-Magdalena, Colombia, April 13, 1977.
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Source(s): Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Anthony T. Jarvis - Ventura Memorial Flight Association |
Photo Source(s): Lewis Swick via Anthony T. Jarvis - VMFA |
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